Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

350 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1982733655

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$184.51

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$483.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$72.24 with Health Choice vs $874.88 with BCBS - AZ — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $72.24 ↓ -61%
United Medicaid|All Plans $72.24 ↓ -61%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $91.77 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $201.92 ↑ +9%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $206.92 ↑ +12%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $206.92 ↑ +12%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $213.13 ↑ +16%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $227.01 ↑ +23%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $227.61 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $265.65 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $289.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $313.95 ↑ +70%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $318.78 ↑ +73%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $338.10 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $338.10 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $381.57 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $442.73 ↑ +140%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $442.73 ↑ +140%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $590.30 ↑ +220%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $874.88 ↑ +374%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $165.75 $119.18 – $347.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $179.18 $119.18 – $347.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $72.24 – $213.13
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $168.07 $119.18 – $370.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $244.00 $119.18 – $370.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $158.35 $119.18 – $360.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $133.81 $119.18 – $370.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $128.25 $119.18 – $347.25

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